March 2012
Update: US bank Wachovia laundered $70b for...
occupyallstreets:
http://wikileaks.org/gifiles/docs/1115826_re-us-bank-dirty-money-.html
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Rats to the Rescue in Cage Experiment →
A new study in the journal Science has found that rats can be helpful — the first instance that such behavior has been documented in rodents.
The researchers placed a free-roaming rat in an arena with a caged rat. Over the course of several days, the free rats realized they could nudge open a door and release the caged rat.
After figuring this out, they did so repeatedly, day after day.
“They...
Some will rob you with a six-gun, some with a fountain pen.
– Woody Guthrie (via whb2)
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Why don't they care about this stuff?
teachthemhowtothink:
My 7-year old picked out a book about our solar system for our bedtime story tonight. (My 22-month old was thrilled with this choice as she loves to say “Jupiter has 63 moons” every time we come to a page with Jupiter on it…though now that I type that I wonder if that is still accurate? This book was published in 1998…. hmmm…)
Anyway, when we got to the pages discussing...
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I am Neil deGrasse Tyson... Ask Me Anything. →
abaldwin360:
physicsphysics:
Yes, this is real. Yes, this is happening right now. Yes, you should drop everything you’re doing and start asking our main man some questions!
Earlier: Parts 1 and 2.
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February 2012
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